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Bill Weld: The GOP Alternative to Trump
The former Massachusetts governor tells Joe Garofoli he thinks the president should be impeached and will likely vote for a Democrat if he doesn’t win the nomination. Yet he still thinks he has a path to victory. -
Mike Bloomberg on Apologies, Facebook and Biden
At a campaign stop in Oakland, the former New York City mayor talks to Joe Garofoli about stop-and-frisk, how Facebook should be regulated and why he is a better candidate than Joe Biden. -
Orange County: Still a Political Hotbed
Democrats shocked the world in 2018 when they flipped four seats in the GOP stronghold as they retook Congress. Can they hold those seats? The chair of the OC Democratic Party, Ada Briceño, tells Joe Garofoli how they'll try. -
Diving Into the Mind of Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown is a California original, and the KQED's The Political Mind of Jerry Brown captures the state’s only four-term governor in all his glory — and in some of his defeats. KQED’s Scott Shafer and Guy Marzorati join Joe Garofoli to talk about … -
Can Barbara Lee Stop the War in Iran?
The Oakland congresswoman talks about what Congress can do to prevent President Trump from going to war with Iran. -
Could This Democrat Win Texas?
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez is running for John Cornyn’s Senate seat in Texas. Beto O’Rourke didn’t want to do it. Julian Castro didn’t want to do it. Why does Ramirez stand a better chance? And could any Democrat win statewide in Texas? -
How Trump’s Inner Circle Profited From the Housing Crisis
Award-winning journalist Aaron Glantz talks about his new book, “Housewreckers,” which explains how Wall Street titans, including President Trump’s treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, profited off those who lost their homes. -
Debate Recap: In Vino (Cave) Veritas?
Chronicle editorial page editor John Diaz joins senior political writer Joe Garofoli to talk about Thursday's Democratic debate. It was a big night for Amy Klobuchar, a gaffe-free night for Joe Biden, and a tough night for wine caves. -
How Latinos Will Decide the Presidency
Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO of the Latino Community Foundation, talks about the nearly all-white Democratic debate; Latinos and the presidential race; her concerns about the 2020 census; and why Bernie Sanders is so popular among Latinos. -
Tom Steyer: I'm ‘Completely Different’ Than Mike Bloomberg
The former hedge fund manager and billionaire who’s running for president talks about why he’s running instead of spending his money elsewhere.
It's All Political
By San Francisco Chronicle senior political writer Joe Garofoli
Joe Garofoli talks current events, upcoming elections and, occasionally, sports rivalries with guests from the local, state and national political arenas. Joe is the San Francisco Chronicle’s senior political writer, covering national and state politics. He has worked at the Chronicle since 2000 and in Bay Area journalism since 1992, when he left the Milwaukee Journal. He has previously written about the intersection of tech and politics and about the politics of the cannabis industry.
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